Israel kills teen, disabled man in Gaza protests
Palestinian protesters confront Israeli soldiers during protests in eastern Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on 21 December.21 December 2018
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed three Palestinians, including a 16-year-old, during protests in the Gaza Strip on Friday.
The slain boy, identified as Muhammad Mouin al-Jahjouh, was shot in the neck.
Maher Atiyya Muhammad Yassin, a 40-year-old man with physical disabilities resulting from polio, was killed by a live bullet to the head. A photo of Yassin was published by Palestinian outlets following the announcement of his death:
الشهيد ماهر عطية ياسين (40 عاماً) من النصيرات والذي ارتقى متأثراً بإصابته شرق البريج وسط قطاع #غزة جرّاء قمع قوات الاحتلال لفعاليات مسيرة العودة، اليوم.
Abd al-Aziz Abu Sharia, 28, died after being shot in the stomach:
الشهيد عبد العزيز إبراهيم أبو شريعة (28 عاماً) من حيْ الصبرة والذي ارتقى متأثراً بإصابته برصاص الاحتلال شرق مدينة #غزة، اليوم.
Gaza’s health ministry said that 40 others were injured by live fire during protests along Gaza’s eastern perimeter on Friday, including two journalists and four paramedics.
Photojournalist Sami Misran was reported to have been hit by Israeli gunfire in the leg while covering Friday’s protests east of Bureij, central Gaza:
إصابة المصور الصحفي سامي مصران بطلق ناري في قدمه خلال تغطيته فعاليات مسيرة العودة شرق مخيم البريج، وسط قطاع #غزة.
A camera belonging to The Electronic Intifada contributor Mohammed Asad was destroyed by an Israeli bullet during the protests.
This video shows smoke inside an ambulance after it was hit with a gas canister east of Gaza City:
